Kansas City officers help rescue deer in thunderstorm

Dashboard camera captures Sunday morning rescue

Two Kansas City police officers helped to save a deer that was trapped on a bridge in the middle of a thunderstorm early Sunday.

Officer Jason Rains was driving along Blue River Road at the 87th Street intersection when he saw a small deer run onto the bridge. Rains said he followed the deer to make sure that no one hit her.

The deer started to slide on the wet pavement and got spooked by the passing traffic. Rains said the deer tried to jump over the concrete barrier on the bridge, but would have fallen 100 feet into the Blue River.